Sentences with phrase «measure of health in»

Lung function, another key measure of health in cystic fibrosis, improved in both the United States and Canada; however, the rate of improvement in lung function was greater in all age groups in the United States compared to Canada.

Such sales, a key measure of health in the restaurant industry, have continued to grow in each subsequent quarter.

Calling himself an early detector, he said the poor measures of health in his borough deeply troubled him.

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To help determine whether it will result in a real improvement in the lives of garment workers or in business results, Levi's has enlisted Harvard's School of Public Health to rigorously measure and study the initiative.

Biotech is a «crazy» industry, in that there's no easy way to measure a company's worth, because actually helping patients is at least 10 years away, explains Brian Bloom, president of Bloom, Burton & Co., a Toronto - based investment bank focused on the health - care sector.

Since value depends on results, not inputs, value in health care is measured by the outcomes achieved, not the volume of services delivered, and shifting focus from volume to value is a central challenge.

In addition, Air Canada has an Altman Z - Score, a common measure of a company's financial health, that assess variables like working capital, sales and earnings as a proportion of total assets, of 0.62, which suggests the possibility of bankruptcy.

In a new analysis, Business Insider culled data across five measures of labor - market and general economic health for the 40 metropolitan statistical areas with the largest 2017 populations.

The measure is aimed at European businesses, mainly in the financial and health sectors, which have been concerned over the safety of their data after former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed in 2013 a widespread U.S. surveillance program.

A widely monitored measure of Chinese manufacturing health, the Chinese Caixin PMI, unexpectedly plunged in August from 48.2 to 47.1, triggering renewed fears that all is not well with China's economy.

In the District of Columbia, concerns about the high maternal mortality rate — in 2014, it stood at about 40.7 deaths per 100,000 births, according to the analysis by United Health Foundation, substantially exceeding the U.S. rate and those of neighboring Virginia and Maryland — have periodically sparked talk of a review committee, but not enough to push a measure througIn the District of Columbia, concerns about the high maternal mortality rate — in 2014, it stood at about 40.7 deaths per 100,000 births, according to the analysis by United Health Foundation, substantially exceeding the U.S. rate and those of neighboring Virginia and Maryland — have periodically sparked talk of a review committee, but not enough to push a measure througin 2014, it stood at about 40.7 deaths per 100,000 births, according to the analysis by United Health Foundation, substantially exceeding the U.S. rate and those of neighboring Virginia and Maryland — have periodically sparked talk of a review committee, but not enough to push a measure through.

In 2010, researchers studied the results of 83 studies measuring the impact optimism has on physical health.

Still, Apple's inclusion of reproductive measures in Health Kit, including menstrual cycles, addresses criticism that the company received last year for not incorporating these features.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has worked with the non-profit project Measure of America to publicize the problem because disconnection in young people is such a predictor of poor health and early death.

Republicans in the House of Representatives were told at a Monday night meeting that the stop - gap measure would extend funding through March 23, along with a year of defense funding and two years of funding for community health centers, lawmakers said.

Almost 340,000 individuals participated in the Canadian Community Health Survey and General Social Survey from 2009 to 2013, which permitted Statistics Canada to perform community - level measures of life satisfaction for 33 census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and 58 economic regions across the country.

Also under threat may be another measure to usher in more detailed labeling requirements for menus at restaurants and grocery stores, which passed as part of the 2010 health overhaul known as the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare.

According to BCA Research, corporate credit performance began to deteriorate after measures of corporate balance sheet health and monetary conditions began to turn in a bearish direction in the latter half of 2014.

Depending on your area of expertise, or how you're developing content, you may attract different types of traffic or attract it in different ways, but traffic is still a vital measure for the health of your campaign.

Its Cost of Living Index measures prices in 269 urban areas for housing, groceries, utilities, transportation, health care, and miscellaneous goods and services such as getting your hair done or going to a movie.

CBO's measure of before - tax comprehensive income includes all cash income (including non-taxable income not reported on tax returns, such as child support), taxes paid by businesses, [15] employees» contributions to 401 (k) retirement plans, and the estimated value of in - kind income received from various sources (such as food stamps, Medicare and Medicaid, and employer - paid health insurance premiums).

Fairbanks said the ballot measure would only cover «12 percent of Californians, who are in certain health - care programs.»

In aggregate, the GDP measures the economic growth and health of the country.

Powerful budget committees in the State House and Senate signed off on a package of bills on Tuesday that would raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm to 21 from 18, mandate a three - day waiting period for most gun purchases, and increase funding for school safety measures and access to mental health care.

Zeke Emanuel, Aaron Glickman, and David Johnson propose in the Journal of the American Medical Association a new «affordability index» as a way to measure health costs in America.

Last week: The tectonic shift in the conversation about gun regulations, school safety and mental health since the murder of 17 faculty and students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is nothing less than amazing when, in defiance of the NRA, it produced the first successful gun control measure in Florida in over two decades!

The company is also pressing the government to enact gun - reform measures, including a ban on assault - style weapons, high - capacity magazines and bump stocks; raising the minimum age to 21 for gun purchasing; universal background checks that include scrutiny of mental - health information and previous run - ins with the law; and an end to the background - check loophole for gun show and private sales.

For example, the federal government implemented a number of one - time measures, including $ 4.0 billion in 2002 - 03 for health care initiatives, $ 3.5 billion in 2003 - 04 for health care initiatives and agricultural support, $ 3.6 billion in 2004 - 05 for the Wait Times Reduction Fund and $ 9 billion in 2009 - 10 to support the auto sector.

Working closely with industry partners, authorities and local communities, we drill to maintain our position as one of the world's leading exploration companies — whether you measure us in terms of value creation, health, safety or environmental performance.

It is not a perfect analogy but — except, of course, for the part in which analyses that use the number of bookshops as a proxy for literacy are widely ridiculed — it is nonetheless similar to what happens when the health of the Chinese economy is measured by the reported GDP data, or when second - order measures, such as the dependence of Chinese growth on debt, is estimated by looking at credit growth in relation to GDP growth.

To measure our success in these areas, we track meaningful metrics such as employee engagement and satisfaction (i.e., employee volunteering, employee giving and results of the Organizational Health Index survey), total employees receiving performance reviews, average hours of training, turnover rates and rate of return from leave.

TRIR and DART are two of the primary safety statistical measures defined by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and we continuously track our performance in these two areas.

Commonwealth Care Alliance, Libertana Home Health and Northwell Health are pioneering the use of ambient listening voice assistants in healthcare, and they all have so far achieved success with the technology as measured by patient satisfaction.

And my liberal friends look at that and they say, «If we had not created this halfway measure of health security, we would have what every other country has,» which seems to work well in other places, which is a government - run system where health protection insurance is guaranteed in some way or another, the exact structures differ, but by the state.

The increase in the CPI over the latest year, at 1.7 per cent, has been held down by the effects of the health insurance rebate introduced in early 1999, which will cease to affect the measured inflation rate early in 2000.

Both groups are meeting with legislators, urging them to pass gun control, school safety and mental health measures in the remaining weeks of the annual legislative session.

One variable we track closely in this regard is market breadth, a measure of a stock market's underlying health.

assess, in cooperation with provinces and territories, the potential impacts of the proposals on the accessibility of health care, and consider measures to avoid these consequences.

The exclusion of health services, as well as a number of other services provided by the public sector, largely explains the relatively modest increase in the market goods and services excluding volatile items measure of underlying inflation over the past year.

KELOWNA — In sharp contrast to the BC Liberal government, Adrian Dix and the New Democrats are prepared to revitalize BC's agricultural sector through comprehensive measures including grants to fruit growers, the purchase of BC foods by BC's health care...

The second problem is that in order to get some of its debt absolved, Puerto Rico agreed to impose the harsh austerity measures — reducing education and health spending, for instance — that hurt growth at the same time that thousands are fleeing to the mainland in search of economic opportunity.

DHS Group started in 1997 working with health plans, helping them measure the quality of care through HEDIS measures.

It's sort of like saying you can determine how much «dragon energy» this tree is getting by looking at its health on the physical side, yet you can not measure or touch the dragon energy in it, because it has converted into reality already.

In response to the Parkland shooting, Florida passed a law that incorporates some of those measures — such as expanding mental health services and regulations — but it doesn't ban assault - style weapons like the AR - 15 used in the shootinIn response to the Parkland shooting, Florida passed a law that incorporates some of those measures — such as expanding mental health services and regulations — but it doesn't ban assault - style weapons like the AR - 15 used in the shootinin the shooting.

In addition, while the housing market is recovering, any measure of its health like housing starts still will show a very depressed market by historical standards.

, and by working to lower the occurrence of unwanted pregnancies in the first place — which means better sexual health education in schools, funding for birth control measures and education about using that birth control, promoting research into methods of safe male birth control, and creating an environment where the women in your life can come to you to discuss safe sexual choices.

So with that in mind, I compiled a list of six indicators that can help us measure the health of our doubt.

Based on McCann's research concerning what the churches are doing in the field of mental illness and mental health, the authors of Action for Mental Health wrote this indictment of our lethargy and unconcern: «The prevalence of religion in modern American society, as measured by church membership... does not seem to have had any measurable positive or negative effect on mental healhealth, the authors of Action for Mental Health wrote this indictment of our lethargy and unconcern: «The prevalence of religion in modern American society, as measured by church membership... does not seem to have had any measurable positive or negative effect on mental healHealth wrote this indictment of our lethargy and unconcern: «The prevalence of religion in modern American society, as measured by church membership... does not seem to have had any measurable positive or negative effect on mental healthhealth....

Although billions of dollars are being expended annually on family planning services in less - developed countries, and such programs have been promoted by various governments at the national level for four decades, there are only a few studies that have attempted to measure the demographic and health impact of family planning against a «control group» — a similar area which lacks the service.

The measure of relief is that Ratzinger has settled into his new role with apparent ease and seems to be in vibrant health for a man of eighty years.